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Reunion 410 and Feast of TishriBusy time ahead in the month of October at the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite. Both the annual Feast of Tishri and Fall Reunion 419 are on tap for this month.
The Feast of Tishri, to be held on Thursday, October 24th, annually celebrates the Jewish holiday Sukkot - also known as the Feast of Tabernacles by the Jewish people. A time of celebration after 40 years of wandering in the dessert following their escape from Egypt and the gathering of the fall harvest. It is celebrated as the final of four feasts of the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction during the calendar year. Reunion 419, which opened on September 21st, resumes on Saturday, October 19th with the conferral of Degrees 18 through 29 and closes out on Saturday, the 26th, with Terminal Degrees 4, 14, 18, 30, an 32 as well as Degree 31. There is still time to turn in Reunion Petitions and pay Degree Fees for those blue lodge Master Masons wishing to become full-fledged 32nd Degree members of the Scottish Rite. Use the links below to download Petitions and prepay Degree Fees. Otherwise, fees may be paid at the door by cash, check, or credit card. Note article below on the Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island and remember to participate in your home lodge's efforts to gather items for the Valley of Houston Toy Drive benefiting Scottish Rite Hospitals in Dallas. All lodge's will get these toys and money donations to the Valley in late November. Valley members are invited to join in the caravan headed to Dallas to transfer the gifts in person to hospital personnel. More on how to participate in that effort later. The Board of Trustees will meet in the Board Room prior to the Feast at 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Board of Trustees 7 p.m. Feast of Tishri Feast of Tishri Reunion 419 Continues in October FIfteen candidates participated in the September 21st opening day of Reunion 419. There is still time to notify members of your blue lodges that they can sign up and participate in the Reunion during the final two Saturdays; October 19th and 26th. Second and third Reunion dates are listed below. Each session's activities complete around 9:30 p.m. Breakfast and Registration begin each morning from 7 - 8 a.m. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are available to candidates and participating Valley members. Degrees 18 through 29 are scheduled for the October 19th session. Those members who joined in the Spring Session of 2024 are encouraged to come out and see any Degrees they missed during the Spring. Terminal Degrees 4, 14,18, 30, and 32 as well as Degree 31 will be conferred on the final day of the Reunion, October 26th. This gives any new members coming into the Valley a chance to receive all Terminal Degrees on the 26th. Fees of the Reunion are set at $275 and can be paid via PayPal or Credit Card on internet site via link below or by contacting the Valley via telephone at 713-432-1980 prior to the event. Credit Card, check, or cash are acceptable at the door. Please download a copy of the Petition on link below. A link for the Petition is also listed below. Remember, if you are not active in Reunions to this point, you are encouraged to join one of the many committees responsible for Reunion activities. Come out, observe, and get involved. There's always a place to help. Candidates can look forward to more in depth knowledge, comrodarity, and opportunities to serve the general public through the many Scottish Rite charity organizations by getting involved now. 419th Reunion Schedule Saturday, October 19, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Classroom 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Classroom 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 24° Conferred 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. 18° Conferred 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Classroom 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. 25° Conferred 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. 19° Conferred 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Classroom 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. 26° Conferred 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 20° Conferred 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Classroom 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Classroom 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. 27° Conferred 11:30 – 12:15 a.m. 21° Conferred 5:45 – 6:00 p.m. Break 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. 28° Conferred 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. 22° Conferred 6:45 – 7:00 p.m. Classroom 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Classroom 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. 29° Conferred 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. 23° Conferred Saturday, October 26, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration / Breakfast 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch & Portraits 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Classroom 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 30° Conferred 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Reunion Prologue 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Classroom 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 4° Conferred 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. 31° Conferred 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Classroom 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Classroom 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. 14° Conferred 4:45 – 6:15 p.m. 32° Conferred 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Classroom 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Cap Presentation 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. 18° Conferred Fellowship and Refreshments in Double Eagle Lounge following Reunion Reunion 419 Petition Reunion 419 Degree Fees 2025 Dues Galveston - Forgotten GatewayThe Library and Museum of the Houston Scottish Rite Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island exhibit is underway. The exhibition is available to the public through October 24, 2024. For more information about viewing hours, or to arrange group visits, contact the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite at 713-432-1980. School of Instruction The Valley of Houston School of Instruction next meets Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the Valley Board Room. Fresh Coffee will be available for all participants. Twice-monthly practices are held on second and fourth Saturday mornings of each month - when the building is not otherwise scheduled - to go over Blue Lodge esoteric work including: esoteric studies of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason as well as lodge openings and closing of all four lodges, conferral of degrees, and the reception of Grand Lodge Officers. UpComing Events Please note you can also subscribe to our calendar HERE!! October 19, 2024 REUNION 419 (18th – 29th Degree Conferrals) October 24, 2024 Feast of Tishri – Executive Committee – KStA Stated Meeting October 26, 2024 REUNION 419 (Terminal Degree 4th, 14th, 18th, 30th, 32nd – Plus 31th - Conferrals) November 21, 2024 Stated Meeting – Board of Trustees December 19, 2024 Election / Installation of Officers – Executive Committee Valley of Houston • Orient of Texas 2401 W Bellfort Avenue, Houston, TX 77225-0788 Phone: 713-432-1980 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.houstonscottishrite.org If your Lodge is having a Golden Trowel Award, Community Builder Award, Fundraising Event, Cornerstone Celebration, etc. please email the details to [email protected]g. We will assist you in publication of the event.
========================= The Houston Scottish Rite Valley offers Masonic Degree Conferral teams for Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason in an effort to support local Blue Lodges. Should your lodge need assistance in degree conferrals, please contact Brother Kevin T Binder at [email protected] for assistance.  The Valley of Houston Scottish Rite challenges area masonic lodges to participate in a toy drive donation event benefit for the Scottish RIte for Children Hospital in Dallas.
The lodge donating the most toys (see listing below) between September first and December first will set down to a Christmas Dinner provided - and served - by the Valley of Houston at the winning lodge's first stated meeting following the contest. That's right: A-Winner-EAT-All evening at the expense of the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite. Those who may not be familiar with the Hospital's history should know that the Scottish Rite for Children Hospital was established in 1921 when a group of Texas Freemasons approached orthopedic surgeon W B Carrell, MD – Dallas first orthopedic specialist – about the possibility of providing care for children suffering from Polio. The non-profit facility, located at 2222 Welborn St, Dallas 75219, currently has 100 patient beds and, still a pediatric operation, specializes in treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries; including certain related arthritic, neurological, and learning disorders including dyslexia. Patient service is free for those without insurance. Insured individuals are not billed for expenses not paid by their insurance company. It is affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – listed among the Top 5% US News Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It specializes in medical education and clinical care. "Get started now. Compile your donation. When completed write out a the number and listing of items you are donating. Call the Valley at 713-432-1980. We will coordinate with you prior to delivery to our facility. Questions? Contact us at the phone number above or via email at [email protected]. Let's spread joy and happiness happiness to those children in Dallas this fine Christmas Season. TOY LIST
2401 W Bellfort Avenue, Houston, TX 77225-0788 Phone: 713-432-1980 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.houstonscottishrite.org Coming to America Through Galveston IslandBeginning Thursday, September 26, 2024, The Library and Museum of the Houston Scottish Rite will present Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island, based on the major exhibition of the same name developed by the Bullock Texas State History Museum and guest-curated by Dr Suzanne Seriff, independent museum curator and senior lecturer of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Forgotten Gateway is presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Houston Scottish Rite Friends of the Library.
As a major gateway for immigration, Galveston Island was the port of entry for hundreds of thousands of people coming to American from 1845 to 1924. Forgotten Gateway considers the importance of place in the immigrant experience – tracing the history of Galveston Island as it changed from a small harborage for sailing vessels, to a major cosmopolitan steamship and railroad hub, and back to a nearly abandoned immigrant station – and explores universal themes of immigration including leaving home, encountering danger, confronting discrimination, and navigating bureaucracy. The exhibition will be available to the public from September 25, 2024 through October 24, 2024. For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite at 713-432-1980. Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, museum exhibitions and documentary films. Reunion 419The Valley of Houston Scottish Rite has set the dates for Fall Reunion 419. Our next Reunion will see the conferral of all 29 Degrees of the Scottish Rite beginning on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The Reunion picks up on Saturday, October 19th and concludes on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Fees of the Reunion are set at $275 and can be paid via PayPal or Credit Card on internet site at https://www.houstonscottishrite.org/dues-donation-and-meal-fees/or by contacting the Valley via telephone at 713-432-1988 prior to the event. Credit Card, check, or cash are acceptable at the door. Please download a copy of the Petition on link below. 419th Reunion Petition 2024 Dues Almoner's Fund School of Instruction The Valley of Houston School of Instruction next meets Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the Valley Board Room. Fresh Coffee will be available for all participants. Twice-monthly practices are held on second and fourth Saturday mornings of each month - when the building is not otherwise scheduled - to go over Blue Lodge esoteric work including: esoteric studies of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason as well as lodge openings and closing of all four lodges, conferral of degrees, and the reception of Grand Lodge Officers.  The Valley of Houston Scottish Rite challenges area masonic lodges to participate in a toy drive donation event benefit for the Scottish RIte for Children Hospital in Dallas.
The lodge donating the most toys (see listing below) between September first and December first will set down to a Christmas Dinner provided - and served - by the Valley of Houston at the winning lodge's first stated meeting following the contest. That's right: A-Winner-EAT-All evening at the expense of the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite. Those who may not be familiar with the Hospital's history should know that the Scottish Rite for Children Hospital was established in 1921 when a group of Texas Freemasons approached orthopedic surgeon W B Carrell, MD – Dallas first orthopedic specialist – about the possibility of providing care for children suffering from Polio. The non-profit facility, located at 2222 Welborn St, Dallas 75219, currently has 100 patient beds and, still a pediatric operation, specializes in treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries; including certain related arthritic, neurological, and learning disorders including dyslexia. Patient service is free for those without insurance. Insured individuals are not billed for expenses not paid by their insurance company. It is affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – listed among the Top 5% US News Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It specializes in medical education and clinical care. Get started now. Compile your donation. When completed write out a the number and listing of items you are donating. Call the Valley at 713-432-1980. We will coordinate with you prior to delivery to our facility. Questions? Contact us at the phone number above or via email at [email protected]. Let's spread joy and happiness happiness to those children in Dallas this fine Christmas Season. TOY LIST
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Reunion 419 start date is Saturday, September 21, 2024. Sorry for the misinformation. Thank you. The Valley of Houston Scottish Rite has set the dates for Fall Reunion 419. Our next Reunion will see the conferral of all 29 Degrees of the Scottish Rite beginning on Saturday, September 21, 2024. The Reunion picks up on Saturday, October 19th and concludes on Saturday, October 26, 2024. The schedule of conferrals, as listed below, open with 4th - 17th Degrees in September. Degrees 18 - 29 take place on October 19th. The final session, October 26th, will display all terminal degrees (4,14,18, 30, and 32) as well as Degree 31. All sessions begin with Breakfast and Sign In at 8 a.m. and conclude at approximately 9:30 p.m. Those not able to attend the first enactment of Terminal Degrees can view them on the 26th. Fees of the Reunion are set at $275 and can be paid via PayPal or Credit Card on internet site at https://www.houstonscottishrite.org/dues-donation-and-meal-fees/or by contacting the Valley via telephone at 713-432-1988 prior to the event. Credit Card, check, or cash are acceptable at the door. Please download a copy of the Petition on link below. Please inform your lodges of this event. Your Houston Valley looks forward to the challenge of bringing in more initiates to the SCRR to the Orient of Texas for 2024. 419th Reunion Schedule Saturday, September 21, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration / Breakfast 1:45 – 2:00 p.m. Classroom 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Classroom 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. 11° Conferred 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Reunion Prologue 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. Classroom 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 4° Conferred 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. 12° Conferred 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Classroom 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 5° Conferred 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. 13° Conferred 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Classroom 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. 6° Conferred 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. 14° Conferred 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Classroom 5:00 – 5:15 p.m. Classroom 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. 7° Conferred 5:15 – 6:00 p.m. 15° Conferred 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Classroom 6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Break 11:45 – 12:15 a.m. 8° Conferred 6:15 – 7:00 p.m. 16° Conferred 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 7:00 – 7:15 p.m. Classroom 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. 9° & 10° Conferred 7:15 – 8:00 p.m. 17° Conferred Saturday, October 19, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Classroom 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Classroom 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. 24° Conferred 8:15 – 9:30 a.m. 18° Conferred 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break 9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Classroom 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. 25° Conferred 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. 19° Conferred 4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Classroom 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. 26° Conferred 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 20° Conferred 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Classroom 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Classroom 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. 27° Conferred 11:30 – 12:15 a.m. 21° Conferred 5:45 – 6:00 p.m. Break 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. 28° Conferred 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. 22° Conferred 6:45 – 7:00 p.m. Classroom 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Classroom 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. 29° Conferred 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. 23° Conferred Saturday, October 26, 2024 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Registration / Breakfast 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch & Portraits 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Classroom 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 30° Conferred 8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Reunion Prologue 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Classroom 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. 4° Conferred 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. 31° Conferred 9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Classroom 4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Classroom 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. 14° Conferred 4:45 – 6:15 p.m. 32° Conferred 11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Classroom 6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Cap Presentation 11:45 – 1:00 p.m. 18° Conferred Fellowship and Refreshments in Double Eagle Lounge following reunion
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Thursday, August 22, 2024 ALL MEN ARE INVITED! Learn about men health and relevant conditions to watch for. Available Immunizations: COVID, Flu, Shingles, RSV, and Pneumonia. A Panel of Physicians will speak about topics of general medicine, ophthalmology, urology, etc. with Q&A to follow. Vaccines administered from 5 pm to 6:45 pm. Medical panel discussion from 7 pm to 8 pm. Light snacks, pizza and subs, coffee, tea, soft drinks, water The Valley of Houston Scottish Rite challenges area masonic lodges to participate in a toy drive donation event benefit for the Scottish RIte for Children Hospital in Dallas.
The lodge donating the most toys (see listing below) between September first and December first will set down to a Christmas Dinner provided - and served - by the Valley of Houston at the winning lodge's first stated meeting following the contest. That's right: A-Winner-EAT-All evening at the expense of the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite. Those who may not be familiar with the Hospital's history should know that the Scottish Rite for Children Hospital was established in 1921 when a group of Texas Freemasons approached orthopedic surgeon W B Carrell, MD – Dallas first orthopedic specialist – about the possibility of providing care for children suffering from Polio. The non-profit facility, located at 2222 Welborn St, Dallas 75219, currently has 100 patient beds and, still a pediatric operation, specializes in treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries; including certain related arthritic, neurological, and learning disorders including dyslexia. Patient service is free for those without insurance. Insured individuals are not billed for expenses not paid by their insurance company. It is affiliated with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – listed among the Top 5% US News Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It specializes in medical education and clinical care. Get started now. Compile your donation. When completed write out a the number and listing of items you are donating. Call the Valley at 713-432-1980. We will coordinate with you prior to delivery to our facility. Questions? Contact us at the phone number above or via email at [email protected]. Let's spread joy and happiness happiness to those children in Dallas this fine Christmas Season. TOY LIST
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